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Banja Luka vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Banja Luka is 45.3% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 95.8% more in Banja Luka
Groceries: pay 43.3% more in Banja Luka
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Banja Luka
Housing: pay 82.0% more in Banja Luka
Childcare: pay 21.4% less in Banja Luka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% less in Banja Luka
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Banja Luka

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Banja Luka are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Banja Luka. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Banja Luka.

Banja Luka vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Banja Luka instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 95.8% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Banja Luka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$9.01 BAM15.26	+55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$9.01 BAM15.26	+29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$1.97 BAM3.33	+180.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$1.20 BAM2.03	+118.6%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 43.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Banja Luka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$1.30 BAM2.20	+138.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$4.93 BAM8.36	-11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$5.36 BAM9.07	+59.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$2.81 BAM4.76	+70.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$4.18 BAM7.07	+43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$0.71 BAM1.21	-49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$0.80 BAM1.36	+68.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$0.95 BAM1.61	+7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$0.97 BAM1.65	+112.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$0.55 BAM0.94	+12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$0.63 BAM1.06	+24.1%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Banja Luka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$5.72 BAM9.69	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	$35.12 BAM59.49	+13.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$29,117.48 BAM49,324.81	+34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$11.59 BAM19.63	-32.0%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 82.0% more for housing

	Nairobi	Banja Luka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$25.02 BAM42.38	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	$465.28 BAM788.18	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	$336.20 BAM569.52	+63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$118.69 BAM201.06	+304.7%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 21.4% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Banja Luka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	$256.44 BAM434.41	+14.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$3,752.25 BAM6,356.29	-57.2%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Banja Luka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$1.95 BAM3.31	-16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$1.67 BAM2.83	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$3.81 BAM6.46	+23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	$34.02 BAM57.63	-24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$4.20 BAM7.12	-42.8%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Banja Luka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$78.55 BAM133.06	+300.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$39.02 BAM66.11	+56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$99.49 BAM168.53	+46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$135.08 BAM228.83	+116.9%
Average			+130.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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